Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 208: Warrant to authorize arrest
What this law says, in plain English
This statute authorizes law enforcement to arrest an accused person anywhere in the state using a warrant and to deliver them to the demanding state's representative. Officers may arrest based on a prosecutor's representation that a gubernatorial warrant exists.
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